Here's another demo that I was meant to get to ages ago, however the delay was - for once - not my fault. The Vagabonds sent me a disc in the post some time ago; unfortunately it was unwilling to be played on any device (much like Windows Vista) and thus, the plastic sheet sat merrily on my kitchen table thinking to itself about its many adventures across the sea and about all the friends it had left behind.
Two months passed and with a sigh and a faint shrug, a "little" investigation brought me to the Vagabonds MySpace site, where - low and behold - their wares exist in their happy and sweet state. Tears trickled down my slightly bloated face as an CD waved hello to its digital counterpart on the screen and MySpace was only happy to wave back. It was almost as if two long lost brothers had been reunited after years never seeing eachother - this naturally wavers a majority of "man rules" and allows me to cry in public without fear of reprisals from thuggish football supporters.
Upon listening, it is quite apparent that The Vagabonds create a noisy punk-rock induced ramshackle that might commonly be associated with artists like Stiff Little Fingers and the Libertines and to some extent, their songs represent the social temperament of Sham 69 or the Vibrators.
The speed reliant jaunts of "John Mellor" and "When James Met John" are firmly based in the aesthetics of deformed rock 'n' roll on years gone-way-by, with a vaguely political message that often drifts into sloganeering rather than solidified objects of cubic thought; but when the guitars are this jangly, who gives a shit? While all this energy is all well and good, the Vagabonds definitely show marks of a band that need some work though as on far too many occasions, the drums drop out of time.
Admittedly "John Mellor" and "When James Met John" are quite basic structures of solid energy that come in at just over 90 seconds; however it is the drawn out and provocative "For Real" is easily the best of their three songs. Rather than jamming out another sub-2 minute wonder, it wanders in and out of slow movements, as the vocals swap from spoken word verse ramblings to heartfelt sung chorus lines; although even "For Real" goes on for far too long, whereas their other are far too short to develop. Once again though, the drums are simply not up to it and are easily the biggest failing.
Indeed there are some decent ideas going on here; however they right now they are massively unrefined and it remains to be seen if such roughshod ideals can be accepted by a general public that has been skewered by over-produced bullshit for years. However, their rhythm section needs some serious amount of work as at times it sounds as though they're pulling the songs apart.
The Vagabonds MySpaceUpon listening, it is quite apparent that The Vagabonds create a noisy punk-rock induced ramshackle that might commonly be associated with artists like Stiff Little Fingers and the Libertines and to some extent, their songs represent the social temperament of Sham 69 or the Vibrators.
The speed reliant jaunts of "John Mellor" and "When James Met John" are firmly based in the aesthetics of deformed rock 'n' roll on years gone-way-by, with a vaguely political message that often drifts into sloganeering rather than solidified objects of cubic thought; but when the guitars are this jangly, who gives a shit? While all this energy is all well and good, the Vagabonds definitely show marks of a band that need some work though as on far too many occasions, the drums drop out of time.
Admittedly "John Mellor" and "When James Met John" are quite basic structures of solid energy that come in at just over 90 seconds; however it is the drawn out and provocative "For Real" is easily the best of their three songs. Rather than jamming out another sub-2 minute wonder, it wanders in and out of slow movements, as the vocals swap from spoken word verse ramblings to heartfelt sung chorus lines; although even "For Real" goes on for far too long, whereas their other are far too short to develop. Once again though, the drums are simply not up to it and are easily the biggest failing.
Indeed there are some decent ideas going on here; however they right now they are massively unrefined and it remains to be seen if such roughshod ideals can be accepted by a general public that has been skewered by over-produced bullshit for years. However, their rhythm section needs some serious amount of work as at times it sounds as though they're pulling the songs apart.
Upcoming shows:
| SHAKEDOWN @ Pacinos | Dublin | ||
| GREEN AND LIVE @ Dolans | Limerick | ||
| RECORDING FOR DAN HEGARTY’S 2FM SHOW (Irish Radio) | Studio 8,RTE Studios,Dublin | ||
| ANTICS @ Crawdaddy | Dublin |
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